Gunman Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 children in two classes of Grade One in Sandy Hook Elementary School. The only survivor(幸存者) is a six-year-old girl. She escaped by lying on the floor pretending to be killed.

After the accident , she ran out of the school building covered from head to feet with blood (血). The first thing she said to her mother was, “ Mommy, I was OK, but all my friends were dead,” Pasrtor(牧師) Jim Solomon told the ABC news’s Lara Spencer this weekend , “I thought it was impossible for her to escape from being killed without others’ help. She could behave so calmly in such a dangerous and frightening situation. She has wisdom beyond her age, for sure.”

The girl, whose name is not being written out for special reasons, was the first student to run out of the accident place at Sandy Hook, Solomon said. He said the young girl described the gunman to her mother in a way that only a young child could. “Well, she saw someone who she felt was angry, and someone who she felt was mad,” Solomon said. “Somehow, at that moment, thank God, she was able to act as if she were already dead and saved herself. And that is very unusual and admirable (令人欽佩的) for so young a girl.” she said.

There were 20 students killed on Friday in Sandy Hook Elementary School, eight boys and 12 girls. Six teachers were also killed. “Her parents told me that they couldn’t stand the feeling of a survivor’s guilt（ 負(fù)罪）, because so many of their friends no longer have their children but they have theirs.” Solomon said.

“I think you can understand their feelings as well,” he said how the girl’s mother and father were feeling about the disaster. “I don’t know whether I would have the kind of feeling that they have if the same thing happened to me.”

1.How did the six-year-old girl escape from being killed?

A. By fighting against the killer

B. By pretending to be killed

C. By running away quickly

D. By getting protection from teachers

2.According to the passage, which word can best show the quality of the girl?

A. Strong B. Friendly

C. Wise D. Curious

3.From the passage, we can know that___________________.

A. all students in Sandy Hook were killed

B. Solomon didn’t remember the name of the girl

C. eight other children escaped the accident

D. people didn’t know the six-year-old girl’s name

4.Why did the girl’s parents feel guilty?

A. Because they had some relationship with the gunman.

B. Because they didn’t tell the skills of escaping to other children.

C. Because their daughter survived while their friends didn’t.

D. Because they didn’t report the terrible accident ahead of time.

We don’t know how different our future will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it.

At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. We will be making new friends through the Internet----even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people won’t be as important as they are today----we will feel a little lonely.

Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.

Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change, too. We will be using solar-powered cars, which will be much more environmentally friendly.

We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn’t true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And, scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as our health will be in a better condition.

Although we can’t predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our children’s future; we have expectations, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather sanguine about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen.

1.Why will people probably feel a little lonely in 2050?

A. Because the number of people will become much smaller.

B. Because people won’t communicate with each other much often.

C. Because people won’t like making friends with each other.

D. Because there will be less face-to-face communication.

2.According to the passage, which of the following will happen in 2050?

A. It won’t be difficult for people to travel to other planets.

B. The way of spending holidays will be the same as that of today.

C. The relationship between people will be more important than today.

D. Our environment will be much more polluted with a growing number of cars.

3.The underlined word “sanguine” in the last paragraph most probably means ______.

A. disappointed B. optimistic

C. curious D. surprised

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. How people will communicate in the year 2050.

B. What high technology will appear in the year 2050.

C. How people will travel and spend their holiday in the year 2050.

D. What our life will be like in the year 2050.

Students who date (約會(huì)) in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol and tobacco use than their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

“Romantic relationships are a symbol of adolescence（青春期）, but very few studies have examined how adolescents are different in the development of these relationships.” said Pamela Orpinas, study author and professor in the College of Public Health.

Orpinas followed a group of 624 students over a seven-year period from 6th to 12th grade. Each year, the group of students completed a survey indicating whether they had dated and reported the frequency of different behaviors, including the use of drugs and alcohol. Their teachers completed questionnaires (調(diào)查表) about the students' academic efforts. He found some students never or hardly ever reported dating from middle to high school, and these students had the best study skills according to their teachers. Other students dated infrequently in middle school but increased the frequency of dating in high school.

“At all points in time, teachers rated the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,” according to the journal article. Study skills refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit, being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.

“Dating a classmate may have the same emotional complications of dating a co-worker,” Orpinas said, “When the couple break up, they have to continue to see each other in class and perhaps witness the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and divert (轉(zhuǎn)移) attention from studying.”

“Dating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school.”O(jiān)rpinas concluded.

1.According to the passage, students who date in middle school may_____.

A. have poorer academic performances

B.be more likely to hurt others

C. enjoy better school lives

D. are less likely to use alcohol and tobacco

2.When doing his study, Orpinas _____.

A. followed a group of students of 6th and 12th grade

B. found that the students' study skills have connection with their frequency of dating

C. completed questionnaires about the students' academic efforts

D. completed a survey and a report each year

3.What can possibly happen to the school couples after they break up?

A. They will miss their ex-partners sometimes.

B. They don't want to see each other any longer.

C. Their attention to studying will be affected.

D. They will think it's reasonable to get depressed.

4.Orpinas’ attitude towards dating in middle school is _____.

A. supportive B. negative

C. indifferent D. positive

閱讀下列各小題，根據(jù)括號(hào)內(nèi)的漢語(yǔ)提示，用句末內(nèi)的英語(yǔ)單詞完成句子，并將答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)的括號(hào)內(nèi)。

1.After the earthquake, the cleaners had worked day and night about a week ________________

normal. (return)

地震過(guò)后，清潔工夜以繼日地工作了大約一周后交通才恢復(fù)正常。

2.It is the first time that he such a heavy attack. (go )

這是他第一次遭受如此沉重的打擊。

3._______________ that I caught a bad cold and stayed in hospital for several days.(because)

正是因?yàn)槟菆?chǎng)大雨，我患了重感冒并在醫(yī)院里住了好幾天。

4.When you called I a meeting . ( happen )

你打電話時(shí)我碰巧在開(kāi)會(huì)。

5.In the dark street there was not a single man . (turn)

黑暗的街上沒(méi)有一個(gè)他可以求助的人。

6.The student insisted that he our discussion. (join )

這個(gè)學(xué)生堅(jiān)持要求參加我們的討論。

7.Don’t you feel hot ? (with)

穿這么多的衣服，難道你不熱嗎？

8. his facial expressions, he was frightened by your words. (judge)

從他的面部表情判斷，他被你的話嚇著了。

9.There are 60 students in our class, girls. (be )

我們班有60人，其中三分之一是女生。

10.I suggest that better use should our spare time. (make)

我建議應(yīng)該更好利用我們的業(yè)余時(shí)間。

請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下提示，并結(jié)合具體事例，用英語(yǔ)寫一篇短文。

Winners are not those who never fail but those who never give up.

注意：①無(wú)須寫標(biāo)題；

②除詩(shī)歌外，文體不限；

③內(nèi)容必須結(jié)合具體事例；

④文中不得透露個(gè)人姓名和學(xué)校名稱；

⑤詞數(shù)不少于120，如引用提示語(yǔ)則不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Nowadays many university graduates are facing the __________ about whether they should apply for a job or continue further study.

A. position B. dilemma

C. opportunity D. possibility

Hundreds of people, policemen and civilians included, have got injured as a result of the political _______ in Hong Kong.

A. conflict B. reform

C. progress D. demand

The well-known actress last night put on a white tight skirt on purpose to _______ that she was not pregnant(懷孕的).

A. classify B. satisfy

C. simplify D. clarify

We should learn from various civilizations, ancient and modern, and benefits from them.

A. conclude B. suspect

C. absorb D. announce

Now, a Chinese couple, whether the husband or the wife is a single child, can have a second child. This used to only _______ couples who were both single children.

A. attend to B. apply to

C. appeal to D. add to